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grassroots democracy

grassroots democracy noun: the political processes which are driven by groups of ordinary citizens, as opposed to larger organizations or wealthy individuals with concentrated vested interests in particular policies.

Noun

grassroots democracy (uncountable)

  1. The political processes which are driven by groups of ordinary citizens, as opposed to larger organizations or wealthy individuals with concentrated vested interests in particular policies.

Questions about grassroots democracy

What does grassroots democracy mean?
Grassroots democracy means the political processes which are driven by groups of ordinary citizens, as opposed to larger organizations or wealthy individuals with concentrated vested interests in particular policies.
What part of speech is grassroots democracy?
Grassroots democracy is a noun.

Words near grassroots democracy in the dictionary

  1. grassquits
  2. grassroot
  3. grassrooter
  4. grassrooters
  5. grassroots
  6. grassroots democracy
  7. grassroots leader
  8. grassroots leaders
  9. grassrootsy
  10. Grassrope
  11. grasstop

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